basements
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Movin-on
Re: basements
What a wealth of information! So thankful for locating this web site and other's willingness to share their experience/ expertise. Thank you, gives me a much better idea of the process and questions to ask the contractor about.
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rmurray
Re: basements
Marks experience are brand specific...and location specific..
In our area..some of the best manufacturers offer the home only as a modular..therefore no upgrades...but the higher quality manufactured homes that do upgrade have all different cost involved...Some are as low as $10,000 more than their corresponding manufactured home..including crane and foundation...
There is no reason this process should take more than 90 days at the most..
In our area..some of the best manufacturers offer the home only as a modular..therefore no upgrades...but the higher quality manufactured homes that do upgrade have all different cost involved...Some are as low as $10,000 more than their corresponding manufactured home..including crane and foundation...
There is no reason this process should take more than 90 days at the most..
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Movin-on
Re: basements
Yikes, Mark that is a frightful prospect. We own a home we will be placing on the market and hope to be able to cordinate move out - move in; your experiance leaves me with doubt and questions.
Do you have to begin payments on your new home now that it is sitting on the property even though you are not living in it? Why has it taken so long to get it ready? We have been told different time periods by different dealers.
One says a home can be set up and move in ready in 4 weeks, another says 3 months, another says 6 months. Had no idea it could be such a lengthy process. I know we do not want two house payments and do not want to be camping out in a tent either!
Is there a standard time period after choosing a home, paperwork completed, house ready to move in?
Do you have to begin payments on your new home now that it is sitting on the property even though you are not living in it? Why has it taken so long to get it ready? We have been told different time periods by different dealers.
One says a home can be set up and move in ready in 4 weeks, another says 3 months, another says 6 months. Had no idea it could be such a lengthy process. I know we do not want two house payments and do not want to be camping out in a tent either!
Is there a standard time period after choosing a home, paperwork completed, house ready to move in?
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Mark
Re: basements
My first payment is due aug 1st (just over 1 month from closing). I closed early to ensure my 6.25% rate didn't go up.
It's rained practically everyday for the last 2 months. That would delay any build. It rained the day they set the house.
Right now, I'm waiting on power. I'm getting underground service, which takes about 2 weeks to schedule. The problem was, the dealer says they told the power company where the meter box would be, the power company says the dealer told them it was on the opposite corner. So.. their first estimate was no good, and they had to come out and do a new estimate (read, another weeks delay).
I am expecting to get it installed one day this week. Then I can get a walk thru and wait for the dealer to fix everything.
When they built the foundation, the masons just blindy installed the vents spaced to plan, the problem, 2 of them would have been below grade, 1 was installed backwards, and 2 of them were installed where the rebar was (which MUST be encased in concrete). So they had to come back (about 3 times) to correct that.
They still have to come back and patch the motar work. On the plus side, because the blocks were backfilled with concrete, it's a solid wall, so the motar isn't a structural issue, only a cosmetic one.
Another delay was with the plumbers, who are STILL not finished with their work, but they got the major stuff done, so I am saving the rest for walk thru.
It took them like, 2 weeks, to get everything done, and then they didn't hook up 3 of the sink waste lines! (and this passed inspection!). Good thing at least one of us (namely ME) knew to do a real inspection on their work.
Another delay was with the home itself. When the set crew left, one half of the home was off from the other. Example, the doorways lined up on the bottom, but at the top, they were as much as 2" off. So arrangements had to be made for that problem to be corrected before any other work could commence.
On a modular, everything must be inspected as it is completed. Site work, Foundation, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, etc. These inspections add several days (or longer) to EACH phase.
If you learn anything from my experience:
1. YOU need to know what THEY are suppose to do!
That means you need to familiarize yourself with most all phases of home building.
2. Delays happens, and things will cost more than planned for. If you think it will take 2 weeks and costing $2000, plan on it taking 4 and costing $2750.
3. You need to keep on top of dealer, it is up to them to ensure the work is being done.
4. Request final approval on any payments made on your behalf!
They had already paid the plumbers for their unfinished work, needless to say, they were not in a hurry to come back out.
Also keep in mind that, my experience was specific to building an off-frame modular home, which involves many of the same processes as site built. A manufactured home doesn't have all the requirements of a modular. Assuming good weather, it's perfectly conceivable that you can be ready to move in 4 weeks or less.
That being said, and I cannot emphasize this enough.
DO NOT
DO NOT
DO NOT sign ANYTHING until YOU have went to the countys Zoning and Planing Board, Building Permits Office and Enviromental Offices to ensure, IN WRITING, that you can place the home you want there, AND what, if any, specific requirements there are to do so.
Will you need to obtain a zoning waiver?
Does the county require a specific foundation type (ie more cost)
Can you place a septic there, or must it be above ground? ($1500 vs $8000).
Will the septic require additional drain lines? ($1500 vs $4000).
It's rained practically everyday for the last 2 months. That would delay any build. It rained the day they set the house.
Right now, I'm waiting on power. I'm getting underground service, which takes about 2 weeks to schedule. The problem was, the dealer says they told the power company where the meter box would be, the power company says the dealer told them it was on the opposite corner. So.. their first estimate was no good, and they had to come out and do a new estimate (read, another weeks delay).
I am expecting to get it installed one day this week. Then I can get a walk thru and wait for the dealer to fix everything.
When they built the foundation, the masons just blindy installed the vents spaced to plan, the problem, 2 of them would have been below grade, 1 was installed backwards, and 2 of them were installed where the rebar was (which MUST be encased in concrete). So they had to come back (about 3 times) to correct that.
They still have to come back and patch the motar work. On the plus side, because the blocks were backfilled with concrete, it's a solid wall, so the motar isn't a structural issue, only a cosmetic one.
Another delay was with the plumbers, who are STILL not finished with their work, but they got the major stuff done, so I am saving the rest for walk thru.
It took them like, 2 weeks, to get everything done, and then they didn't hook up 3 of the sink waste lines! (and this passed inspection!). Good thing at least one of us (namely ME) knew to do a real inspection on their work.
Another delay was with the home itself. When the set crew left, one half of the home was off from the other. Example, the doorways lined up on the bottom, but at the top, they were as much as 2" off. So arrangements had to be made for that problem to be corrected before any other work could commence.
On a modular, everything must be inspected as it is completed. Site work, Foundation, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, etc. These inspections add several days (or longer) to EACH phase.
If you learn anything from my experience:
1. YOU need to know what THEY are suppose to do!
That means you need to familiarize yourself with most all phases of home building.
2. Delays happens, and things will cost more than planned for. If you think it will take 2 weeks and costing $2000, plan on it taking 4 and costing $2750.
3. You need to keep on top of dealer, it is up to them to ensure the work is being done.
4. Request final approval on any payments made on your behalf!
They had already paid the plumbers for their unfinished work, needless to say, they were not in a hurry to come back out.
Also keep in mind that, my experience was specific to building an off-frame modular home, which involves many of the same processes as site built. A manufactured home doesn't have all the requirements of a modular. Assuming good weather, it's perfectly conceivable that you can be ready to move in 4 weeks or less.
That being said, and I cannot emphasize this enough.
DO NOT
DO NOT
DO NOT sign ANYTHING until YOU have went to the countys Zoning and Planing Board, Building Permits Office and Enviromental Offices to ensure, IN WRITING, that you can place the home you want there, AND what, if any, specific requirements there are to do so.
Will you need to obtain a zoning waiver?
Does the county require a specific foundation type (ie more cost)
Can you place a septic there, or must it be above ground? ($1500 vs $8000).
Will the septic require additional drain lines? ($1500 vs $4000).
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rmurray
Re: basements
I would be very suspect of the dealer talking 1 month..this is a very short period of time...often homes can be finished in 6 weeks but it is best to plan about 3 months..there should be no surprises...of course..like Mark..it might rain for weeks on end..
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